Artificial-stone base.



Patented Sept. II, I900.

L. K. FURSYTHE.

ARTIFICIAL STONE BASE.

(Application filed June 28," 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNrrnn STATES PATENT Enron.

LEE K. FORSYTHE, OF BATTLE GREEK, MICHIGAN.

ARTIFICIAL-STONE BASEJ SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0.657,867, dated September 1 1, 1900.

Application filed Tune 28, 1900.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEE K. FORSYTHE, of Battle Creek, in the county ofCalhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Artificial-Stone Bases; and I hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification.

This invention is an improvement in artificial-stone bases for telegraphor telephone poles, standards, fence-posts, &c., and is useful whereverit is desired to have a very firm and durable support for a wooden poleor post.

The invention is an improvement upon the device shown in my applicationfor patent, Serial No. 7,897, File No. 294; and its objects are tostiffen and strengthen the vertical portion of the base and bind thepost more secu rely thereto and more thoroughly brace the same thanheretofore, and the base is made in sections which, if desired, need notbe assembled except at the point where the post is to be erected.

The invention consists in the improved novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 is aperspective View of the post. Fig. 2 is a transversesection in the plane of rods 0 C; and Fig. 3 is a similar section online 3 3, Fig. 1.-

A designates the upright member of the base, preferably formed ofartificial stone or concrete of any suitable kind, and this upright ispreferably square in cross-section. B B are anchor-pieces, alsopreferably formed of concrete and having their inner ends abuttedagainst adjoining sides of the upright A at the lower end thereof. Theanchor-pieces B are secured to the post A by means of tierods C, asshown. At each side or face of upright A is a vertical metal strap D(four of which are shown) lying flat against the sides of the upright Aand extending below the tierod 0 and are transfixed thereby, asindicated in the drawings. The ends of the anchors B are suitablyrecessed, as at b, to accommodate the straps D and allow the ends of theanchors to abut closely against the faces of the uprights A. The strapsD also project Serial No. 21,933. (No modelabove the top of the uprightA, upon which the lower end of the pole or post E (which is preferablyof wood) rests, the upper ends of the straps D bearing against the sidesof said post and are fastened thereto by means of the bolts 6, whichtrausfix the lower ends of the pole an d diametrically-opposite straps,as shown in the drawings. By this means the pole is firmly held upon theupright A and at the same time is connected by straps D and rods C tothe anchorsB. As a further precaution the pole is braced by means of therods F, the upper ends of which are secured to the pole above the endsof straps D by means of the bolts f, While the lower ends of brace-rodsF are strung upon the projecting threaded ends of the tie-rods C at theouter ends of the anchors B and are secured thereto by nuts 0, as shown.By this construction a most secure and reliable support is afforded forthe pole or post, and when the base is buried in the ground the polewill be upheld in a most secure manner.

The present construction is superior to the construction shown in mysaid application in that the upright A is solid, and the metal straps D,while holding the pole securely on top of the upright A on all foursides, also stiffen said upright and also connect the post directly tothe tie-rods O at the inner ends of the anchors B,so that it isimpossible for the post to be lifted vertically off the upright A. Thisconstruction is particularly useful in erecting telephone, telegraph,and electric-light poles.

In the drawings I have shown only two anchor-pieces B, but it is obviousthat three or four may be used,if desired,where very heavy poles are tobe supported and braced. It is also obvious that the lower ends of thebraces F may be simply hooked over the projecting ends of the tie-rodsO, as indicated at c in the right-hand side of Fig. 1, the particu larmanner of the connection of the braces to the post and to theanchor-pieces or tierods not being an essential feature of the inventionand may be varied according to the size and character of the post to besupported.

Fig. 1.

If desired, the metal straps D mightrectangular in cross-section; butangle-iron may be used, if desired, to afford possibly greater stiffnessto the post, as indicated in the left-hand side of Fig. 2.

I do not in this application claim the upright and straps independentlyof the anchors, which construction will form the subject-matter of aseparate application.

What I claim as new is adapted to support a pole or post on its upperend,metal straps on the sides of the upright secured thereto andprojecting above the upper end thereof and fastened to the post abovethe upright, and the anchor-piece attached to and projecting from thelower part of the upright, substantially as described.

2. The combination of an upright, the pole or post supported on theupper end thereof, and metal straps on the sides of the upright securedthereto and projecting above the upper end thereof and fastened to thepost above the upright; with an anchor-piece projecting from the lowerpart of the upright, the tie-bolt securing the anchor-piece to theupright, and thebrace-rod attached to the said upright and the metalstraps attached at their upper ends to the lower end of the pole or postand extending down the sides of 5 post or pole supported on top of theupright,

and the metal straps attached to the lower end of the post above theupright, extending 1. In a base for posts, 850., an upright,

down the sides of the upright and having their lower ends secured by thetie-bolts which secure the anchors to the uprights, for

1 right, the metal straps attached to the lower 3 end of the post abovethe upright, extending down the sides of the upright and having theirlower ends secured thereto by tie-bolts which secure the anchors to theuprights,and brace-rods having their upper ends bolted to the post abovethe upright and their lower ends fastened to the outer ends of theanchorpieces, for the purpose and substantially as I described.anchor-piece and to the post above the up- 3 In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as J my own I affix. my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

LEE K. FORSYTHE.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. MANSFIELD, WM. CLEARY SULLIVAN.

